Mugabe had to resort to "Plan B" — an immediate resignation — after Mnangagwa did not return from exile in South Africa at Mugabe's request, according to Mukonori. Mnangagwa, who has close ties to the military and had fled Zimbabwe, was the "one figure missing" in the talks, Mukonori said. When Mugabe finally signed his resignation letter, he had an expression of relief, as though to say, "'It's done,'" the priest said. The mediator said Grace Mugabe is "aware" of her role in triggering the momentous events in Zimbabwe but doesn't believe it is "all" her fault. Zimbabwean ruling party officials have assured Mugabe that he won't be prosecuted and that "his family is safe," according to a senior party official, Lovemore Matuke.

Source: ABC News November 26, 2017 13:40 UTC